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How One Bad CrowdStrike Update Crashed the World’s Computers
Only a handful of times in history has a single piece of code managed to instantly wreck computer systems worldwide:…
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Big Tech Join Hands To Establish New Coalition To Keep AI Secure
Some of the biggest names in the tech world have joined hands to establish a new coalition that promotes AI…
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Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World
Banks, airports, TV stations, health care organizations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights…
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Researcher finds flaw in a16z website that exposed some company data | TechCrunch
At the end of June, a security researcher found a vulnerability in a web app used by a16z, one of…
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WazirX halts withdrawals after losing $230M worth crypto assets in security breach | TechCrunch
WazirX, a leading Indian crypto exchange, halted withdrawals Thursday after a security breach it called a “force majeure event” resulted…
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J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public. Here’s What It Shows
US senator J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican and former US president Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, has a public…
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Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Tuesday unsealed a sweeping felony indictment against the 20-year-old they say is the head of…
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Ransomware Continues To Pile on Costs For Critical Infrastructure Victims – Slashdot
Posted by msmash on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @12:10PM from the how-about-that dept. Costs associated with ransomware attacks on critical…
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Deepfake-detecting firm Pindrop lands $100M loan to grow its offerings | TechCrunch
The threat of deepfakes is growing as the AI tools to create them become widely accessible. There was a 245%…
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Senators Press AT&T, Snowflake For Answers on Wide-ranging Data Breach – Slashdot
Posted by msmash on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @10:00AM from the holding-accountable dept. A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators pressed…
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